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Gosling then handed a bouquet of flowers and thank-you card to a woman in the audience pass around.—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026 Jehosheba’s mother has her daughter recite an ingratiating thank-you speech to the Aunts.—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026 That mistake was, unfortunately, not realized until the La La Land cast had already come onto the stage and begun giving their thank-you speeches.—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 At Lang Van, an unassuming Vietnamese restaurant in the Plaza-Shamrock neighborhood, the walls are covered with Christmas cards and thank-you notes.—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thank-you
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Etymology
from the phrase thank you used in expressing gratitude